Braised Pork Belly (东坡肉)

The key to this dish is how to make it fat but not greasy, if successfully make it till non greasy then it is super yummy.



These are what you need .........


Utensils

Non stick pot


Ingredients

1 pc of pork belly, cut into square
1 pc cinnamon
5 pcs clove
5 pcs cardamom
3 pcs star anise
1 tablespoon rock sugar
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon thick soy sauce
Few romaine lettuce
Water


Instructions

1. Heat up the non stick pot with medium flame
2. Fry the pork belly till every sides are golden brown. Do not add any oil because through the frying process, the fat from the pork belly will transform into oil. 
3. Throw away the oil from the pot
4. Put in all the spices, add in water enough to cover the pork belly, high flame bring to boil, turn to small flame simmer for 3 hours. 

Now the dish is ready to serve ..........

Bean Curd Coated Salted Egg Yolk

Simple ingredients make up a delicious dish but through a quite complicated process.




These are what you need ...............


Utensils

Wok
Pot


Ingredients

2 Bean curd (tofu), cut into 4 pieces
2 Salted egg, make into hard boiled
Oil


Instructions

1. Fill water into pot, boil salted egg for 15 mins. 
2. Cut salted egg into half, scoop out the egg yolk set aside
3. Cut the egg white into small cube set aside.
4. Put some oil into wok, fry the bean curd till four side golden brown. Take out the bean curd, cut into smaller cube set aside. 
5. Put some oil into wok again, put the salted egg yolk in it, fry till it become liquid form, 
6. Put in the bean curd and salted e egg white, lightly stir till all the ingredients coated with salted egg yolk. This is the crucial part, stirring movement must be gentle in order not to break the bean curd and salted egg white. 

Now the dish is ready to serve ...........